The Smithsonian National Zoo announced Wednesday that giant pandas would return to Washington, D.C. After nearly six months without pandas in the zoo, China will send two panda bears to the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington. In a comical video featuring first lady Jill Biden, the Smithsonian announced the pandas’ return. “As secretary of the […]
(The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking to delay a healthcare worker minimum wage increase that will cost the state $4 billion this year alone as the state faces a budget crisis. Among Newsom’s proposals to cut the deficit from $73 billion to $7 billion are tying the state’s healthcare minimum wage increases, which would hike the […]
(The Center Square) – Moses Lake School District is anticipating a $2 million shortfall at the end of the month as it attempts to better understand its financial situation amid a larger reduction. The district announced the budget reduction following the repeated failure of its Maintenance and Operations Levy in February and April. However, after […]
(The Center Square) – The Texas state legislature now has enough votes to pass school choice initiatives after Tuesday’s Republican primary runoff election, Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday night. “The Texas Legislature now has enough votes to pass school choice. This is a victory for every Texas family across our great state,” Abbott said after […]
(The Center Square) – In the dead of night, Illinois House Democrats approved the largest spending plan in state history. The more than $53 billion plan increases taxes by $750 million and spends 32% more, or $12.8 billion, than when Gov. J.B. Pritzker took office in 2019. The measure also spends $400 million more than […]
(The Center Square) – Local law enforcement in Tennessee now must verify the citizenship of a detainee and report to the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference if an individual is found to be in the country illegally. Senate Bill 757 was signed Tuesday by Gov. Bill Lee and goes into effect July 1. It is […]
(The Center Square) – The City of St. Louis violated state law when collecting income taxes on wages earned by remote workers, a three-judge panel of the Missouri Court of Appeals unanimously ruled on Tuesday. “It was the logical conclusion for the court to make,” Rep. Jim Murphy, R-St. Louis, said in an interview with […]
NEW YORK — The legal framework that a Manhattan jury will use to evaluate the charges against former President Donald Trump will be unveiled by Judge Juan Merchan on Wednesday. The long-anticipated jury instructions will come nearly a week later than initially scheduled, amid widespread speculation about the precise legal criteria the jury will consider […]
The 2024 presidential election features a unique wrinkle in the form of Donald Trump‘s New York trial and three other legal cases pending against the former president. The trial, which is now in its final stages, opens up several scenarios that have never played out before. Can Trump become president if he’s convicted of a […]
Hunter Biden will stand trial next week on gun-related charges just as the GOP’s effort to untangle his web of foreign moneymaking fizzles out. While the political will to impeach President Joe Biden over any involvement in his family’s influence-peddling has all but disappeared, the belief that the Justice Department gave Hunter Biden favorable treatment […]
